| Family: |
Callionymidae (Dragonets) |
| Max. size: |
14.19 cm SL (male/unsexed); 12.11 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 355 - 498 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Kanmu Seamount of the Emperor Seamount Chain. High Seas only. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 21-21. Eye very large, 2.5 in HL; first dorsal spine not filamentous; first dorsal ray not elongate in the male; posterior tip of preopercular spine strongly curved upward; tips of pelvic fin rays thick; body nearly creamy white, with less distinct marbled brown marks in preserved specimens; first dorsal fin almost transparent in preserved specimens (Ref. 37208). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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